CSU, industry partners provide protein for Colorado children in need
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Dec, 2020
One of the many realities brought to light during the COVID-19 pandemic is that families are often one setback away from finding themselves in a position of food insecurity. In normal, non-pandemic times, roughly one-in-eight children throughout Colorado are already uncertain as to the source of their next meal, so it’s nothing short of serendipitous that a new collaboration between cattle industry partners, non-profits and Colorado State University has geared up to provide extra protein for Colorado children in a time when they need it most.
Beef Sticks for Backpacks is a program co-founded by Jordan Levi, managing member and founder of Arcadia Asset Management, which facilitated the purchase of Five Rivers Cattle, the world’s largest cattle feeding operation. Inspired by a beef sticks donation program he and his wife learned about in 2018 in western Texas, Levi was inspired to bring that idea to school-children throughout Colorado.